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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [‎57r] (128/536)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1935-30 Apr 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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INDIA OFFICE The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ,
LONDON, 3 .W. 1.
B.v Air Liail . 11th JViarch 1935.
P.Z.1580/35.
i\iy dear Fowls,
cjatar Oil
I enclose copy of a memorandum summarising
/ the corresponaence between IVtylles and the A.P.O#C.
between 26th February ana 3rd A!Lrch, which was left
with me by Lefroy on 5th March, we discussed the
points arising on the various articles with the
following result;
Article 1 . No comment, except that it seems desirable
that both the A.P#O.C. and the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. shoula see
the redraft.
Article 2 . The Sheikh 's suggestion that the period must
turn upon the financial terms is, of course, a matter
of bargaining.
Article 3 . Reports on demand. I gather that the
Company see no objection.
Article 4 . Royalty basis to be won and saved as in
previous draft. This is the same point as arose in
the/
3 Hon'ble Lt.col. T.G. Fowle, C,B,i.,
Bush ire.

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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain with the Shaikh of Qatar, the Foreign Office, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the borders of Qatar, the oil concession and the relations of the Shaikhdoms with Ibn Saud.

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There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 250-256).

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1 volume (261 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 250-256. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation is on the front top right of each folio. The numbering is in pencil, mostly encircled, starting with 1 on the first page of writing and ending on back cover with 261. There is a second foliation, uncircled, starting from folio 26 (numbered 25) and ending on folio 101 (numbered 100).

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 10/3 VII Qatar Oil Concession' [‎57r] (128/536), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/416, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024084949.0x000081> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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